The impact of soil transmitted helminth on malaria clinical presentation and treatment outcome: A case control study among children in Bagamoyo district, coastal region of Tanzania
The findings of a protective effect of E. vermicularis and an enhancing effect of hookworms may explain the contradictory results found in the literature about impact of helminths on clinical malaria. More insight should be gained on possible mechanisms for these opposite effects. These results should not deter at this stage deworming programs but rather foster implementation of integrated control program for these two common parasites.
Authors
- Ummi Abdul Kibondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3390-4738)
- Fabrice Althaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0285-8943)
- Nahya Salim Masoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3784-6478)
- Tobias Schindler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5961-095X)
- Omar Lweno
- Stefanie Knopp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-7963)
- John Masimba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-6805)
- Alisa S. Mohammed
- Nicole Lenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9397-6165)
- Salim Abdulla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-5205)
- Claudia Daubenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7136-0642)
- Julian Rothen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0770-1689)
- Blaise Genton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5134-7683)
- Marcel Tanner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1205-6971)
- Ali Mohamed
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Agroscope (CH)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012412
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- European Commission